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What are the easiest options for staying 5 months in Thailand, including the OA visa?

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Jul 14, 2022

4 years ago

Bert **********

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Any suggestions regarding easiest way to stay 5 months in Thailand? I’m considering OA visa?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

To stay in Thailand for 5 months, you have a few options. The OA visa is recommended, particularly for eligible applicants, but also consider the Special Tourist Visa (STV), which could be an option. Another viable route is to obtain a standard tourist visa that grants 60 days, which can be extended for an additional 30 days. After that, a border run can be executed to re-enter Thailand for potentially another 30 days, making it a total of 5 months.

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Chris *********************

Don't know if I'm write or not .

Get a 90 day holiday visa and extend, then or do a boarder run .don't know if I write but one of the moderators will know

4 years ago

Stuart *********

@Chris ********************

There is no 90 day holiday visa. A tourist visa gives 60 days, extendable once for 30 days. So will cover 3 months. A border bounce is an option to either get another tourist visa or if eligible visa exempt, the latter giving you 30+30. So would cover 5 months.

4 years ago

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Stuart *********

Olivier *********

STV could be an option too

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4 years ago

Michael ********

@Olivier ********

not confirmed it will be extended after september

4 years ago

Hza *******

@Michael *******

if I enter to Thailand in September with stv visa, will I be able to have an extension if I ask on November ? (Already asked for an STV visa 90fays)

4 years ago

Olivier *********

@Mic****

, you're correct but the OP did not mention any schedule.

4 years ago

Graham ******

@Olivier ********

September is just 2 months away

4 years ago

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Graham ******

Stuart *********

Depends on certain stuff like age and others information.

4 years ago

Bert **********

ORIGINAL POSTER

Thank you, that’s pretty much what I thought, just have to wade through the process now.

4 years ago

Peter ****************

The worse part of the OA for me was the medical certificate. As I had no primary care physician I went to a couple of minor medicals who would not touch the certificate. I then went to Passport Health and they did it in about 2 weeks (maybe 3) for around 700 USD. Yes, that's true. Plenty of people said their primary care physician just signed it for no cost and I think that's valid but I just didn't have one. That was the most onerous part. Everything else was pretty easy and the process went fast with the Embassy once I had all my ducks in order. Oh, also, no one at BoA would sign anything indicating how much money I had in the bank but just printing my online statement worked. It did take a few weeks to get the no criminal record but it was inexpensive and the request could be made online. I did this in 2019. This year I took a "more money than sense" approach and just arrived on visa exempt and paid a reputable agent to get me a Non O visa and used Wise to move the money into a Thai bank account.

4 years ago

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Peter ****************

Bert **********

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@Stuart ********

I qualify for OA, just exploring options.

4 years ago

Stuart *********

@Bert *********

if you qualify then that may be your best option for 5 months or more.

4 years ago